Ligonier Banner., Volume 70, Number 9, Ligonier, Noble County, 26 March 1936 — Page 2

The Lighnier Banner i 5 HEstablished 1867 Published by _ THE BANNER PUBLISHING CO. 124 Cavin Street M. A. Cotherman Editor-Manager fll.blishé.j every Thursday and entered the Postoffice at Ligonier, Indiana as gecond clasg matter,

GOVERNOR RACE STILL MUDDLED Indiana Political Sages of Both Parties Chary at : Enigma The contests for governor continue to confuse even the poolitical sages of both Republican and Democratic parties in Indiana. : Witn the Republican state’ convention only 10 weeks away and the Democratic meeting 11 weeks removed, therg ig nothing on the surface at least to indicate that any one of the men is certain of support by any powerful group of party lead€ers. . fworkers in the headquarters of Lieut-Gov. M. Clifford Townsend, one of three announced contestants for the Democratic nomination, are making the most of gossip that Gov. Paul V. McdNutt will come out for him at the proper iime. | They also are using the statement of Barl Crawford, patronage secretary . to the governor, that he believes Townsend will be Indiana’s next governor Crawford who .still is considered by many persons to be a rea] “dark horse” threat for the nomination, paid the lieutenant-gov-ernor the compliment in a speech at Knightstown the other night. Meanwhile, .Pleas E. Greenlee the deposed patronage secretary to the governor is continuing to stay in the limelight by vigorous statements regarding the general political situation. S E. Kirk McKinney the othey Democratic candidate, expects to show, by a reception to be glven him by the Marion county organization soon, that Greenlee made an erroneous statement when he said the Ilocal man would not have the support of his own- delegation in the state convention. - McKinney, supported to the limit by U. S. Sen. Frederick Van Nuys Is being confronted with statements hy supporters of the other men that Le will be content to take the lieuten-ant-governorship. Me has insisted however, that he is a serious contender for the big job. The latest development on the Republican side occurred the other day when a group of well-known party men decided that none of the four announced candidates fits 'he ggture. The candidates are Riza Roreuss, homn i o Rotors , illis of Kokomo, 3’3& Raymond Springer of Conners-

Men favored by the group Included Fred C. Gause Indianapolis formerly a member of the state supreme court; Eli F. Seebirt of South Bend, and George M. Barnard. Ssebirt formerly was mayor of South Bend and Barnard formerly was a member of the public service commission. State Rep. Jesse A. Andrew Lafaywtie also was discussed favorably.

The expressions of the group, which included a number of prominent Republicans, did not meet entirely with the favor of some members of the state organization. The state committee and its officers have kept free from entanglements in the gubernatorial fight. :

'Within the next few days all of the announced Republican candidates will have headquarters established in Indianapolis. Each of the men is

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an experienced campaigner. : Although he hag Insisted that he is not a candidate for the Democratic nomination, R. BEarl Peters of Fort Wayne, director of the Federal Heusing administration in Indiana, continues to be mentioned frequently as a possbility. ~

Let Contracts Fop State Work. _ Oontractg for highway work in five counties costing $326,939 were awarded by the state highway department. They included: Widening grade separation over the C. & E. I railroad on TU. 8. road 41 one mile south of Oaktown, Scheirer & Jarrell, Frankfort, $3,840. e :

Surtacing 12 miles on state road 116 from Markle to Bluffton, Middle west Roads &Co., Indianapolis, $178.149.

The highway department announced addition of two *detours on state road 28 in Frankfort and on state road 119 between Buffalo and Headlee. Both detours are short over good roads. Detour on state road 1 in Hagerstown and truck detour on U. S: road 41 in Vincennes have been lifted. A truck detour on U. S. road 40 from the junction of state road 43 to Indianapolis will be lifted soon, the highway department announced. Many secondary roads in the northern part of the state gtill are marked for maximum loads of thres tong to unstable conditions caused by thawing. : :

Work to Start Soon.

Paul Barr, Indianapolis has come to Albion preparatory to commencing his duties as project engineer on State Road 108.

The high way commission accepted bids on thig road the first week of February, but to date has made no award. Conner Construction company, Culver was low bidder and the contract will be awarded within ‘the next day or two.

Thig project is approximately seven miles in length and is an improve ment of a former gravel road. The project beging at Fairbankg Corners on Road 3, extends west through Alpion two miles, then- south to Wolf Lake, where it joins the Big Lake road. Tt will be an improved gravel road and may be dust treated later.

Four Injured in Accidents.

Four Goshen persons were injured when the automobile in which they were riding struck a pole near Mottville, Mich. :

The injured were Mrs. William Ralston, who sustained a fractured leg, “her husband, and Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Snobarger. Mrs. Ralston was brought to the Goshen hospital.

Mr. Ralston and Mr. and Mrs. Snobarger suffered cuts and - bruises. The accident occurred when Mr. Snoparger, who was driving a Ford coach, owned by his son, Harry, failed to negotiate a turn in the road. The car was badly damaged.

Property Taxes Lower.

Property taxes in Indiana for 1935, plus revenue from the gross incoms intangibles and liquor taxes, were approximately $26,000,000 less than property tax levieg alone in 1932, Director Clarence A. Jackson of the gross income tax division declared. Property taxes were $91,604,105 in 1935. The other three taxes brought in $22,617,384. c :

Cooperationr of tne American Legion in obtaining $3,000,000 for “the American Red Cross flood relief work has been pledged by J. Ray Murphy, national commander. He asked state department commanders to start contribution campaigns immediately to obtain the necessary funds. !

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Joe Sanders, ‘“The Ole Lefthander” and his popular orchestra will Dbe featured Sunday March 29 at the Palais Royale ballroom South Bend.

OPEN PRACTICE FOR FINALS

Frankfort, Anderson, Fort Wayne and Evansville Are The Four Survivors '

The present champion, the most persistent contender for the title and two teams, which despite good geason records were hardly figured to survive began practice Monday for the annual state high school basketball final tournament to be played at Indianapolis Saturday. ~ Three weeks of preliminary elimination tournaments left only. Anderson, winner in 1935; Frankfort, favor ite of most+ of the state’s sports writers; Central of Fort Wayne conqueror of Newastle and Central of Evansville, victor over New Albany and Washington, to fight it out for the crown. : '

Le'_ft; béhind were 769 other teams, beaten in the sectionals,-regionals or semi-finals.

. Anderson and Frankfort wer? “doped” to win the gsemi-finalg at Indianapolis and Gary but the two Centrals came through at Muncie and Vincennes against more favored opposition. Central of Fort Wayne will meet Central of Evansville in the first game of the final tournament at 2 o’clock mnext Saturday afternoon. An hour later Anderson will meet Frank fort and the winners will play for the title at night. Apparently picking up speed, just as they did last year, Anderson’s Indians won their spot in the final tournament after a gpotty season record. The Indians %on 11 and lost nine during the year and two of those defeats were at the hands of Franfort—the team they meet Saturday. The scores were 93 to 17 and 22 to 18. b

Frankfort went through its regular geason with only one defeat—a 21 to 16 licking by Tipton. The Hot Dogs also won the North Central con ference title without losing a league game. '

Central of Fort Wayne wound up its season with a record of 17 victories and five defeats. Central of Evansville won 11 and lost six. The two teamg did not meet during the regular season, but’ both plfyed Bedford and both lost to the Stonecutters. : Fort Wayne's Central wound up on the short end ofl a 34 to 19 score with Bedford, -while FHvansville Cenrtal lost to the same team 26 to 28.

_ Bank Is Robbed of $5,600 Federal and state auphorities gsought three bandits who robbed the People’s Loan & Trust. company of $5,600 at Farmland. : ‘Two men entered the bank and forced Mrs. Camille Swain assistant cashier intp an adjoining room, where she was bound and gagged. They then waited 15 minutes for the timg lock to permit opening of the vafilt.

Hovey Thornburg postmaster entered during the holdup and the bandits took $l3O of postal receipts from him.

Survey for Centennial Site.

The committee in charge of selecting the site for the observance of the Noble county centennial, to be held this summer, was busy Saturday making a survey. The cominittee, hedded by Dale Guthrie of Albion, was ready to make a report to the board of directors of the Nolle Centennial Association, Ine., at the board’s meeting Friday night, March 27, at. the council chamber in Kendallville at 7:30 o’clock. Several prospective sites were visited by the committee, :

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Admit Attempt To Rob Safe In Albion Michigan Sunday Night

Harvey Budd 21 of Albion, Mich., and hig 17-year-old wife Mariam Carus Budd who started to California Sunday night after an unsuccessful attempt to rob a safe at Albion Mich., in the theater where Budd was employed are in the county jail at Gogshen awaiting the arrival of Michigan authorities. Mr. and Mrs. Budd were arrested Monday morning after they had unsiiccessfully attempted to out distanc pursuing farmers and officers in their car and latter on foot through fieldg morth and west of Wakarusa.

The young couple speeded away from the Harry Holdeman tilling station in Southwest shortly after 7 o’clock Monday morning without paying for 7 gallons of gasoline which had been pumped in the tank of their car. They made their getaway when Holdeman entered the filling station to get a quart of oil they ordered put in the car. Holdeman jumped in his car and a hot chase developed. At about 8:30 the boy and girl knocked at the home of Ira Eby, two mileg north of Wakarusa afiter having walked more than a mile and a half across fields.. They asked for breakfast. Mrs. Eby weas aware of the search in progress and unknown to the young couple she telephoned to a home near where the searcherg were working. The two submited to arrest at the Eby home without any further attempt to escape. #

Now Operate Tri Lakes Resort.

Dr. H. H. Rogers, of Fort Wayne and Earl J. Redden, of South Bend. have assumed' operation of Tri-Lakes resort near Columbia City, under the terms of a five-year lease, it was announced today by Logan Staples, Owner. : = i Both men have been " connected with theq amusement business for many years. Mr. Rogers having operated Waco pavilion, Lake Wawasee for twenty years and Mr. Redden having operated Playland Park and Palais Royale ballroon South Bend for twelve years. (Alequisition of the new. resort, which includes a large ballroom com pleteg a circuit of three ballroomsg to be operated by the men. Nationally tamous attractiong will be featured throughout the summer. The ballroom will have its formal opening April 11, 12 and 13 with Anson Waeks ‘and his famous orchestra to be fea‘tured the latter date. Heating facilities have been installed for early spring danceg and dancing wiil be offereq on week ends until Memorial Day. Cottages, hotel and bath house at the lake will be opened at a later date after extensive renovation operations have been completed.

Charleg Lung and Robert Sharp, both of Syracuse, arrested at Benton for the theft of coal from the Wapash railway company, pleaded guilty when arraigned in a Goshen court on charges of petit larceny. They were fined $1 and costs, each, mounting to $10.05. They were ordered to jail because of their inability to pay their fines. ; The two men were arrested by a Wabash railway police officer who was stationed at Benton. Two sacks of coal were found in their automobile.

Qix Cars in One Accident.

; James C. Roy, 23. Chicago, died at ‘'St. Margaret’s hospital at Hammond from injuriés suffered in an accident which involved six cars and injured four persons. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Abel, Ciicago, are in a critical condition at the hospital. ~ State police reported that Roy attempted to pass another car when he was on the wrong side of the fourlane highway, causing Abel’'s machine to collide with 2 truck from Wanatah, Ind. Four other autemobiles crashed into the wreckage.

Twenty-Four Deaths in N. C. There were 24 deaths in Noble county in January, according to the March issue of the Monthly Bulletin published by the Indiana Division of public health. Of the deaths 13 were persons over 65 years of age. Deaths from imporiant causes included omne trom tuberculosis; 2 from pneumonia five accidential. Births recorded were 21. :

Pecries Bargaining Wity Prisoners Decrying the practice of “pargaining” with criminals for turning state’s evidence and informing authorities; Judge Clarence R. McNabb in cireuit court at Fort Wayne refused to dismiss a purglary -charge against Herbert Borkenstein & police gaformer to permit him to plead guilty to a lesser charge of grand larceny.

~ Body Recovered The body of two and a half-year old Richard Thornberg was removed Friday from the St. Joseph river at South Bend. The child had been missing since Monday ‘and was believed to have slipped off the river bank. R

Granted Patent. ; A patent has “just been Ygranted to Warren D, Burton, of Gooshen for an improved coal stoker. He has assigned it to Combustioneer Ine.

HELD IN JAIL

Syracuse Men Fined.

827 TICKETS FOR NOBLE COUNTY WL : Dr, L. F. Frurip Gets Ducats For Hoover Meeting At Fort Wayne April 4 oot ' Tickets for the Republican meeting to be held Saturday evening April. 4, at Fort Wayne with ex-President Herbert Hoover the speaker have been alloted to-the county chainman of the various counties in the Fourth district. Those in charge state that the requestg are far in excess of the ‘numb?; possible to gain admittance to the Gospel Tabernacle where the ‘meeting will be held. ; Dr. L. F. Frurip chairman of the Noble county Republican central com mittee will receive 327 tickets as Noble county’s allottment. Of this number 76 are for the precinct committeemen and commiteewomeni and 251 will be distributed In the respective precincts by the committeemen.

NOTICE TO BIDDERS.

. Notice is hereby given that the Noble County Commissionerg will on April 7, 1936, at nine o'elock receive sealed bidg on five or more trucks of not less than 1% T. rated capacity, one truck to be taken as a trade in on each truck and one invoice of repair parts to be taken in on complete unit of trucks. ! Specificationg for the above are now on file in the County Auditer’s office and are open to the inspection of all concerned.

Bids including specifications, for the above may be filad on or before the time mentioned abhove for the cuiing of the bids and must Le acc.mpanied witn a bidders bond or certified check of nct less than ten per cent of the total bid: said check or bond to be made payable to the county treasurer. Bid must be made in form ag required by law and be accompanied with non-collusion affidavit and in all respects must comply with laws of State of Indiana. . WARREN MILLER, : Highway Superintendent. GERRY DEHOFTF, Auaditor.

4-H Program Exchange,

Four members off the Elkhart County 4-H Beef Calf Club, Joe Zollinger, Melvin Rensberger, Charles Smoker, Gobriel Lambert along with Riley Case, principal of the Millersburg schoolg were visitorg at the Noble County 4-H Calf Club, held at Albion Thursday night, March 19th. Subjects the Elkhart county members discussed on the program were: History of Elkhart County = Club; How We Conduct our Show and Sale; What My Experience Has Taught Me About Feeding; How I Fed and Exhibited the Grand Champion Calf. J. Blmer Longyear, leader Noble county 4-H Calf Club and James Cole, leader Noble County Dairy Calf Club presided at the meeting. A meat cut identification contest and a dairy cow judging contest were featureg of the evening. Games and refreshmentg finished off a most successful meeting.

Wawaka Newg

Senior (Clasg play, “Pulling the Curtain,” was given before a full hiouse Friday evening. All played their parts like veteran actors and actresses. “Me, Him and I,” junior class play, will be presented here on April 3rd. Howard Evers, Joe F. Evers, Mrs. Lena Keasey of Kendallville, were here Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Tice are home from Chicago. : ;

Mrs. Willis Weirick is home from Dayton, Ohio. Miss Marcile Schwab is home from a visit in Ligonier with her sister, Misg Lucile Schwab.

Three Youths Sentenced

’ Marold Peterson 17 and Derald and Donald Mathews, 23-year-old twins, all of Detroit, who pleaded guilty in the Elkhart city court to the theft of a tire and wheel from an automobile owned by Richard Lockton of Indianapolis, were each assessed’ §l~5 and sentenced to serve 60 days at the penal farm. Edwin Carnine 19, of Emporia Kas., arrest ed with the three was released. He said that he was hitch-hiking and was picked up by the three after they had committed the theft. .

Death of Millie Boszer.

Miss Millie O. Boszor, age 69, a life-long resident of Noble county, died at the home of her nephew, Ear! Householder, near Kimmell Monday night from a cerebral hemorrhage after a short illness. She- is survived by one sister and a brother. The funeral was held this afternoon, with interment in Lisbon cemetery.

Get $lO,OOO In Intangiblegs Tax HElkhart county’s share of the intangible tax from the distribution for the period ending January 31, 1936 will amount to $10,095.67 _Auditor Francig C. Mishler has been advised bhy state authorities. The intangible check will be received in April. ;

Little Left of Estate.

Liabilities of the estate of Albert Russell Erskine motor magnate exceeded assets by $38,794 according to a state inheritance tax inventory 2iled in superior court at South Bend. Liabilitieg were listed. at\5516,966. Leaves $lO,OOO to Sanatorium ~ Dr.. Bric Crull prominent Fort Wayne physician and tuberculosis. gpecialist bequeathed $lO,OOO to the Irene Byron sanatorium, which finstitution he founded. > R SSR

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Has Valuable Collection

Morton Shipe, age 71 years, of South Milford hag a large collection of Indian relics including -arrowheads and various kinds of stone toolg that he found on his former farm two miles northwest of Sonth Milford.

Mr. Shipe who was a caller in Kendallville Friday afternoon, took with him several fine specimeuns of Indian relics. One was a small arrowhead which measured a half inch over all. He said he had a half gallon of arrow heads of all sizes and colors. All were found during the past fifteen years. The farm he own ed was in the vicinity of Blackman lake where there is evidence to in- ’ dicate it was an area where the Indians lived and roamed before the Lwhite man took possession.

3 Octogenarian Sisters Claim Reeord Three sisters all over 80 years of age living at Butler provide ample claim, Butler citizens believe, to some sort of record They are Mrs. Calista MeCullough, Miss Lottie Brundage and Mrs. Mary Treman. They haye been residents of DeKalbk county most of their lives and ali have been school teachers. Mrs. McCullough: is a great-grandmother. Miss Brundage served as the first librarian at the Carneigie library there. Mrs. Treman taugh school for 50 years in Butler and vicinity aud is now a teacher in the U. B. Sunday school.

Out for Borah.

Dr. Francis E. Townsend, who invented the $2OO a month old age pension plan, is in the papers today with a new presidential strategy, presumably thereby cancelling various political maneuvers and projects prevjously endorsed by him. The latest plan is for the doctor and his ‘old age pension clubs to support Senator William E. Borah for president against Mr. Roosevelt and the Trepublican field. :

CANDIDATE FOR COUNTY CLERK LEWIS E. WOLFE O¢ Noble Township Announces That He is a Candidgte For the Republicat N&nation For Clerk of Noble Circuit Court Your Support Will Be Appreciated.

ROSCOE RIMMEL : York Township ‘Democratic Candidate For Sheriff Noble County Subject to Primaries May 5 Your support Will Be Appreciat>d. 2 *

Band Contest at Elkhart

Plang are being made for the northern Indiana state band contest to be held at Elkhart April 24 and 25. Sixty citieg will send prize bands and orchestrag there.

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Indicted For Murder Joseph Musselman 68- was under indictment for murdey at Rochester in connection with the fatal stabbing March 10 of his son-in-law, Edgar Burton, 29. v _John Kenney 23 Joliet, 111 was cap tured by authorities at Frankfort shortly after he allegedly held up a filling station at Lafayette. Marriage Licenses. John Charleg Smith, farmer of Wolf Lake and Leora Hartman factory worker off Wolf Lake.

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